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TIL NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building is so huge it needs 10,000 tons of AC equipment to prevent rain clouds from forming inside on humid days.

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8eN4P TIL for the movie 'Hook', Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, and Dustin Hoffman opted not to take salaries and instead split 40% of TriStar Pictures' gross revenues.
gMNjL TIL the Netherlands loaned 2,5 million dollars to John Adams, who was the ambassador to NL back in 1782. This was done in order to stabilize the US after their war of independence finished. In today's value that would be a loan of roughly 150 billion dollars.
Bregr TIL Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.(Panthera)
l7Ydr TIL that incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called "pruno" which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days.
9wr97 TIL about "Pigcasso" the first non-human artist to be given her own art exhibition and for holding the record for most expensive artwork by an animal ever sold